The new controls will debut on the Chevrolet Corvette, Impala, Monte Carlo, HHR, Cobalt, Uplander, Malibu SS and Malibu Maxx SS; on the Cadillac CTS-V, XLR-V, STS-V and DTS; the Pontiac Solstice, G6 and SV6; the Buick Terraza; and the Saturn Relay.

Engineers will combine various activators and sensors to customize the systems to each model’s unique performance needs. The controllers also can be utilized in GM’s specialty vehicles and various emerging technologies.

GM first started using vehicle computers in 1979, to meet federal emissions standards; these computers managed six functions. Modern powertrain computers control more than 100 functions and are 56 times faster than the originals.